Skip and Marj - our background and bio
Since 1983, we have taught people to overcome the obstacles they have encountered so they can experience more joy in their life and create loving, supportive relationships.
We are Skip and Marj Swies - certified Life Coaches and Personal Growth Instructors. We have had the pleasure and honor to teach thousands of people during weekend intensives so they move past obstacles that keep them from enjoying the life they envision.
We have raised our children, experienced much success and some failure, enjoyed our lives and created an amazing, loving relationship spanning over 50 years.
“If you’re looking to create a meaningful, loving relationship; heal old trauma; plan your best life; or meet and beat challenges - you’ve come to the right place.”
We listen.
Sometimes we assist you in creating a new action plan to reach your goals. Other times, we help you reconsider old decisions and experiences and resolve the ones that are no longer useful to you. Or we might facilitate couples in acquiring new skills to enhance and empower their relationship.
Our background
Skip carried a double major in psychology and education at Otterbein University in Ohio. Marj was an anthropology major. We married and moved to Boulder, Colorado to start our new life together.
In 1982, our best friends and neighbors, Bill and Kath Kvols-Riedler of Global Relationship Centers, Inc (GRC) introduced us to their new personal growth weekend intensive. Within a year, we were facilitating these seminars and working on the corporate staff. Marj accepted a position as the Instructor Candidate Training Manager and Skip served as the Marketing Director as well as seeing clients for individual and couple’s sessions.
After GRC moved to Austin, we were asked to relocate with the corporate team to teach a variety of workshops nationally and train future instructors. Although the company later dissolved, Skip continued to teach for other companies and Marj entered private sector employment and taught less often.
Workshops we teach
In addition to teaching custom weekend intensives, Skip has taught Healing Warrior’s Hearts, a weekend experience for veterans and spouses by Patricia Clason of Milwaukee. And we have taught TEAM weekend intensives and Skip’s Finding the Father workshop focusing on our relationship (or lack of relationship) with our fathers and the impact it has on each person’s life.
We are currently working on a new weekend intensive as well as our podcast and blog.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
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We would be honored to be part of your journey.
Marj Swies